French car maker Renault expects to produce 300,000 to 400,000 less vehicles this year, as chip shortages continues to hammer the sector
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TSMC Confirms Chip Plant For Japan
Taiwanese chip giant TSMC confirms it will build a chip factory in Japan, that will focus on the older chips that are in such short supply
Apple iPhone 13 Production To Be Reduced Due To Chip Shortage
Global chip shortage will likely see Apple slash production of its iPhone 13 by as much as 10 million units, report warns
Tech Giants, Car Makers Set For White House Meeting Over Chip Shortage
Big names within the tech and car industry are to virtually attend a White House meeting to discuss the ongoing chip shortage
Facebook Developing Machine Learning Chip – Report
Engineers at Facebook are reportedly developing a machine learning chip, as part of its internal chip development program
Vauxhall Boss Says Chip Shortage To Last Months
Head of Vauxhall Motors warns problems for the car industry caused by ongoing chip shortage is not likely to improve this year
Chip Shortage Forces Stellantis To Extend Car Factory Shutdowns
A number of Stellantis car factories in Europe are extending their production shutdowns because of the ongoing chip shortage
TSMC: Too Early To Consider German Chip Factory
Hard to get...World's largest contract chip maker TSMC says reports of it eyeing chip factories in Germany is “too early to say”
Tesla Powerwall Battery Production Slows Due To Chip Shortage
Elon Musk admits in court that Tesla cannot produce enough Powerwall batteries because of the ongoing global chip shortage
Chip Shortage Sees Land Rover ‘Pause’ Production Of...
Another car maker (Jaguar Land Rover) reveals production halt at factory, as chip shortage continues to batter the automotive sector
Chip Shortage Forces Subaru To Temporarily Shut Factories
Japan-based Subaru becomes latest car maker to close factories due to ongoing chip shortages hitting automotive sector hard
Acer Warns Chip Shortage Will Impact Laptop Production
Chip shortage...the manufacturing of laptops will be impact by the global silicon shortage until at least next year, Acer has warned
US Senate Democrats Propose $52 Billion For US Chip Production
Democrat leader in the US Senate revises legislation to approve $52 billion plan to ramp up US semiconductor manufacturing
Chip Shortage To Last A Few Years, Warns Michael Dell
Head of one of the world's largest PC makers has warned the ongoing silicon shortage is likely to persist for several years
US Presses TSMC For More Chips For Car Makers
Global silicon shortage continues, as US Commerce Department presses Taiwanese chipmakers to ease the supply pain for car makers
Chip Shortage Will Not End Soon, Forrester Warns
Analyst house Forrester warns global shortage of semiconductors is not going to end any time soon due to fabless chip manufacturing trends, supply hoarding
Chip Shortage: Jaguar Land Rover To Suspend Production At Two...
Ongoing global silicon shortage forces Jaguar Land Rover to suspend operations in Birmingham and Liverpool from next Monday
Chip Shortage – Renault To Extend Idle Factories Until September
Three of Renault's four car factories in Spain will be partly idled until end of September, as silicon shortage continues to bite
Chip Shortage Hits Apple iPad, Mac Production – Report
Production has reportedly been delayed or postponed for some Apple Macbooks and iPads due to ongoing shortage of silicon chips
TSMC Pledges $100 Billion Over Three Years, For ‘Advanced’...
Mammoth investment over three years to bolster advanced chip making, in order to keep up with rising demand, amid the global silicon shortage
Samsung Again Warns About Chip Shortage
Global silicon shortage not just impacting the car industry, as Samsung warns it may delay launch of the new Galaxy Note device
Chinese, US Chip Trade Associations Team Up – Report
Thaw in China/US relationship? Chip trade associations in China and United States reportedly announce joint working group
Apple Chooses Munich For Chip Design Centre
Apple to open 30,000-square-meter chip design lab in central Munich and hire hundreds of staff, as part of 1 billion euro investment
EU Aims To Boost High-End Semiconductor Production
2030 Digital Compass plan would see EU producing 20 percent of world's high-end semiconductors by 2030, with first quantum computer running in five years
Chip Shortage Continues Pain For Car Makers
Two car making giants, GM and Stellantis, confirm ongoing production problems caused by the global semiconductor shortage
GlobalFoundries $1.4bn Investment To Address Silicon Shortage
US chipmaker pledges $1.4bn to ramp up production at its US, Germany and Singapore factories to tackle global chip shortages
US To Squeeze Chip Choke Points To Thwart China Ambitions
US national security commission recommends tightening up 'choke points' on chip manufacturing, to safeguard American interests
President Biden Targets Silicon Shortage With Executive Order
Chip shortage targetted by US executive order that will review supply chains for four critical products experiencing shortages
White House Takes On Silicon Shortage, Identifies Choke Points
Biden administration is ramping efforts to help car makers deal with chronic silicon shortage that is impacting production
Volkswagen Blames Chip Makers For Silicon Shortage
German car maker VW blames poor planning by chip makers as the principle reason for most car brands having to reduce factory production